Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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DEDICATION To those men from York County who in the post, present and future go down to the sea in ships and who have founded the economy and livelihood upon which Poquoson is established, we the 1947 class, dedicate this, the XIII vol- ume of the York Chronicle. THREE

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otcwot Seafaring is the theme of the thirteenth edi- tion of the York Chronicle. The number thirteen usually brings to mind superstition, the belief in certain signs and objects bringing good or bad luck. Unlike our earlier seamen and explorers, through education, we disprove and eliminate superstition. In the 1947 edition of our annual we shall endeavor to get away from the belief of omens and signs and to become thinking, knowing citizens of the world and more pro- gressive and efficient seamen. CONTENTS Dedication Administration Classes Activities Athletics Advertisements TWO

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SEAFOOD CONSERVATION By EDWARD G. COX Instr. Marine Biology P. H. S. The Chesapeake Bay amid its tributaries may be considered as one of the most fertile bodies of water in the world. During the early period of the development of America, writings picture the Chesapeake Bay as a great arm of the sea, teeming with fish, oysters, crabs and other sea foods. During the last century, the growth of the population of Tidewater Virginia was ac- companied by a peak in the utilization of the natural fishing products of the Bay. Too little thought was given to the production trends and to the effect of high catches of the sea foods on future yields. The result has been a serious depletion of the oyster and some of the other fisheries. Dr. Curtis L. Newcombe says, Industrial recovery must be based, in large measure, on the application of factual information to the State ' s fishery problems. To provide such data and to assist in the analysis of our practical fishery problems, the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory was established in 1940 and operates under the joint sponsorship of the College of William and Mary and the Commission of Fisheries of Virginia. Being an applied research institution, this laboratory seeks to find and to interpret the biological factors that may hold the secret to increasing the abundance of oyster, crabs, clams and fin-fish. A large percentage of the people in York County derive their earning from the sea food industry. It is the producer who shares most in the depletion or the improved utilization of a piece of oyster ground, a particular run of fish or local crab population. Better informed water- men, and a conservation-minded citizenry hold the key to the future of industrial expansion of sea food resources. To this end, the Poquoson High School in cooperation with the Col- lege of William and Mary and the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory at Yorktown offers a course in Marine Biology. The members of this class are privileged to study and experiment with the aid of the facilities of the Laboratory at Yorktown The course offers a detached study of the Life habits and conservation of the oyster, crab and fin-fish in addition to a study of the general marine life found in the neighboring waters. FOUR